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tall ships

noun

plural of tall ship

as in merchant ships

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Orcas have also made headlines in recent years for teaming up to ram and sink yachts in waters near Spain and Portugal.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
And his yachts have attracted lots high profile charters like Beyonce and JayZ too.

— Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of yachts

Noun

The sweeping vistas of the water, often dotted with lobster boats and sailboats, are among the area’s most memorable.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
They’re also suited for specific boating environments, with canoeing most frequently seen in rivers, lakes, and shallower waters while sailboats are more tailored for wider distances and uses.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of sailboats

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Incense usually comes in either cone or stick form and is composed of fragrant material — usually resins, seeds, barks and flowers — that’s bound together using a combustible material.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Caspar David Friedrich has sketchbooks of particular branches, twigs, barks of different trees.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026

Definition of barks

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Low interest rates let venture capitalists fund nonsense web businesses and let banks provide junk loans to borrowers with terrible credit.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
The crash could reveal new information about what happens in the immediate aftermath of an impact on the lunar surface and offer insights into the hazards of errant space junk to the moon.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026

Definition of junk

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